Anyone use OnStar with the 4g hotspot?
We just picked up a Chevy van and activated the trial of OnStar which included 3gb of data. The OnStar service itself doesn't seem that useful with all the smart phones we have, but the hot spot may ...
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Yes, we have OnStar. We travel for months at a time in a foreign land far from home and it has proven useful. One time we were at a truck stop in Tennessee and the check engine light came on. OnStar was able to run remote diagnostics and tell us we were OK to run the 1000km to get home.
We've used the data while traveling: usually the months bookending our snowbirding. It's OK but the range is limited outside the truck - we use our range booster setup in the 5th wheel to connect if the truck is unhooked.
I was very surprised that key on ACC will flatten both batteries overnight. Oops. They were so low that my 6v/12v auto charger thought it was charging 6v batteries. I had to connect one of the RV 12v batteries with jumper cables to fool the charger to go into 12v mode. I'm surprised 18 months later the truck batteries are still in good shape.
We've used the data while traveling: usually the months bookending our snowbirding. It's OK but the range is limited outside the truck - we use our range booster setup in the 5th wheel to connect if the truck is unhooked.
I was very surprised that key on ACC will flatten both batteries overnight. Oops. They were so low that my 6v/12v auto charger thought it was charging 6v batteries. I had to connect one of the RV 12v batteries with jumper cables to fool the charger to go into 12v mode. I'm surprised 18 months later the truck batteries are still in good shape.
